The Demand for Truth and Justice after the 2007 Post-Election violence in Kenya. Following the disputed presidential election in December 2007, some 1,200 people were killed and over 300,000 people displaced. Militia from opposing sides killed and maimed thousands in addition to causing damage country-wide. - Some of them were later arrested but the paymasters and planners are still free. There was spontaneous uprising of mobs protesting the flaws in the presidential elections and many looted, raped and burnt down buildings in an anarchical manner. Violence organized by militia in the Rift Valley region was aimed at perceived political opponents and this action attracted organized counter-vi…

Expected reforms in Kenya after the 2007 post-election violence The current Kenya's coalition government is not a means to an end in itself but rather, it was formed as response to the political crisis that threatened the existence of Kenya after the disputed 2007 presidential election. - In the Agenda 4 of the National Accord signed by Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga, they promised to undertake constitutional and institutional reforms, tackle poverty and inequality, reduce unemployment among the youth, consolidate national cohesion, undertake land reforms and address corruption. The coalition was formed to provide a means to implement reforms to guarantee equity and balance in development…

Urban residents in Kenya have witnessed an alarming proliferation of street children seeking their livelihood in the streets in legal and illegal activities. The appearance of street children who seem to spend most of their time in the streets of Nairobi city can be traced to the late 1960's, and since then the children have become increasingly visible. - Major contributing factors of the menace include global economic recession, rapid urbanization, high unemployment rate, rising cost of living, social disintegration, family breakdowns and HIV/AIDS pandemic. AMREF's Dagoretti Child in Need Project is a model for community-based child-care and support for street children as well…

Conservation through scouting The Scout movement is one of the organization that has a huge following in the world and all along since its inception about a hundred years ago, nature and conservation has been one of its main agenda. In Kenya, the movement has over 250,000 members. - Annually, thousands of scouts in Kenya participate in various training activities at Rowallan Camp where they are taken through practical training on how to live with nature and how to protect it. Scouts are taken through ecology trips and lectures are given on sustainable environmental conservation. The camp is located in the suburbs of Nairobi and is easily accessible from the city centre. Non-scouts are al…

Rowallan Camp is the headquatres of the Scout movement in Kenya and it is one of the few remaining forests within the capital. The camp is one of the sections of the Ngong Sanctuary and is located about an hour's drive from the city centre. Once there, one witnesses constant conflicts between monkeys and campers. - Among other species of wild animals, Rowallan Camp hosts troupes of monkeys and due to the inter-action with human beings which has lasted for about a century now, the primates now consume processed foods. It is common for them to force their way in campers' tents in search of cookies or hang around trees where food is prepared. Some of the aggressive monkeys snatch food…

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